Everton midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson believes that new manager Sam Allardyce knows how to get the best out of him.

While Sigurdsson was bought in the summer by Ronald Koeman, his best form has come under Allardyce, with the player having a chance to get more goals and assists for his team.

The club's record signing now has four goals and three assists in the league this season, with most of them coming in the past 10 games.

"I have been scoring more and getting more assists, which is always nice," he said. "I think the manager has been getting the best out of me. But the main thing is we have been playing and defending better [as a team].

"Our overall performances have been a lot more positive since the start of the season and I think that has been shown by the amount of points we have been getting.

"We are in a good position considering where we were a few months ago. We have some important games coming up where we need to make sure we do well and finish the season strongly."